Barbie Ferreira says ‘Euphoria’ exit was a “mutual decision” with showrunners

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Euphoria exit was a “mutual decision” with the showrunners.The star, who played Kat Hernandez on the HBO series, revealed back in August 2022 that she would not be returning to the show for its third season.Reports circulated that she disagreed with show boss Sam Levinson about the direction of her character, with claims that she stormed off season two’s set.Speaking in a new chat, Ferreira clarified that the decision to leave was “very mutual” and that there was “nowhere to go” with her character, while clarifying that she didn’t storm off set.“I think instead of me kind of lingering around for nine months, I think it was best for both of us that we just ended it there,” she told The Viall Files podcast.“Of course it’s hard – I love Euphoria.

I love Kat. Kat means the world to me. I spent so many years pouring everything into her, but it’s like, you don’t want to ruin a good thing.“It was a mutual decision,” Ferreira continued. “It was absolutely not just me.

Everyone decided that… there was nowhere to go, and that’s hard obviously because I’m like, ‘What am I going to do?’ But again, with acting, things happen all the time and you just have to have thick skin and make the right decisions for you in your career.”Speaking about the online discussion around her exit, the star noted that she “was really young” and found it “tough”, adding: “Obviously there was a lot of discourse about it that wasn’t true, and I’m a person who just kind of lets everything happen.“It’s a popular show, so people took it out of… I never walked off set,” Ferreira then added.